Virginia Welcome Center
July 28, 2014 in Road Trip, Travel, VacationMe and my son arrived here in the U.S. in the fall of 2010. After only a few months of being here, we made our first major road trip or first family vacation in mid 2011. June, to be exact. I never thought we...
The Schiele: Museum of Natural Hist...
July 15, 2014 in Birthday, Museums, Road TripFor his 11th Birthday in March, we surprised our son with a trip to a museum and planetarium. We went to ‘The Schiele Museum in Gastonia, North Carolina which is located about an hour and a half drive from our city. We went there...
Memorial Day Weekend Out-of-town Tr...
July 1, 2014 in Road TripAnd here’s the trip to that quaint yet historical town that I’ve mentioned before we had that impromptu trip to the lake. I think this post is way long overdue, huh? As usual, I’ve just been so caught up with a lot of things....
Birthday Trip to Lake Lure
May 2, 2014 in Birthday, Road TripAnd like the hubs always does, it was a surprise trip. Before the day of my birthday he told me we’re going on a trip. My birthday fell on a Saturday that year, 2012 to be exact, so it was totally perfect. It also...
Gaffney, South Carolina
March 1, 2014 in Road TripIt was on Mother’s Day of 2012 when the hubs gave me what I wanted – a day of shopping galore out of town. Nothing beats that! Ha! It has got to be out of town because we went to an outlet store –...
First Road Trip Ever
February 14, 2014 in Road TripMy son and I have just been here in the U.S. for five months when we had our first road trip. Hubby was invited by our neighbor to go with him and we came along. We went to a little town in Kentucky (I...
Dollywood Splash Country
November 6, 2013 in Attractions, Road TripAfter visiting Gatlinburg, TN, we drove by Pigeon Forge, TN too on our way to Sevierville to shop at the Tanger Outlet. On our way there, we passed by this water park. We couldn’t see the park from the road, but we did see...
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! M...
November 5, 2013 in Attractions, Road TripAnd my story about our trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee continues. This is what I consider the highlight of our trip – the visit to Ripley’s Believe It or Not museum. I was totally unaware about this and kudos to the husband for thinking about...